tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post8977110564953077671..comments2024-03-27T15:04:59.794-07:00Comments on Lark Writes...on books and life: City Folk and Country Folk by Sofia KhvoshchinskayaLark http://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-21010953790950778542022-10-03T16:21:16.451-07:002022-10-03T16:21:16.451-07:00Ha. Good point! ;DHa. Good point! ;DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-72422575799796477002022-10-03T13:20:41.028-07:002022-10-03T13:20:41.028-07:00Great job for reading this Russian novel from the ...Great job for reading this Russian novel from the 1860s. It's cool it's been translated into English for the first time. You are one of the first readers around .... the U.S. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-28515423097282088032022-09-30T17:22:02.450-07:002022-09-30T17:22:02.450-07:00It's short, which is nice. And there's a b...It's short, which is nice. And there's a bit of humor in it. And it doesn't end sad. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-43075409245965967852022-09-30T17:21:36.600-07:002022-09-30T17:21:36.600-07:00Thanks for commenting! :)Thanks for commenting! :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-31768031032485770702022-09-30T15:54:43.187-07:002022-09-30T15:54:43.187-07:00Doesn't seem like my type of book, but I love ...Doesn't seem like my type of book, but I love the cover!<br /><br />Ash @ <a href="https://essentiallyash.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Essentially Ash</a>Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809467336527255681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-64773875382658342062022-09-29T13:55:15.429-07:002022-09-29T13:55:15.429-07:00Glad you enjoyed it after spotting it on Kathy'...Glad you enjoyed it after spotting it on Kathy's blog. This would make a fun classic read, I think. Thanks for putting it on my radar.Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-27882171138206345252022-09-29T13:38:42.514-07:002022-09-29T13:38:42.514-07:00I did like it. I did like it. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-84496398216056605342022-09-29T13:38:29.241-07:002022-09-29T13:38:29.241-07:00I was very happy to get another category checked o...I was very happy to get another category checked off! Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-83488129704021260262022-09-29T13:38:14.631-07:002022-09-29T13:38:14.631-07:00I'd never heard of it before last year when Ka...I'd never heard of it before last year when Kathy reviewed it. I don't think this author has gotten much recognition over the years, which is too bad. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-9309015468463914892022-09-29T13:37:29.231-07:002022-09-29T13:37:29.231-07:00It's set in a very interesting time period in ...It's set in a very interesting time period in Russia, and the situation between the ladies and their guests is very humorous, just in a quiet way. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-8802910055602489612022-09-29T13:36:39.092-07:002022-09-29T13:36:39.092-07:00I only have two more classics to go this year! :DI only have two more classics to go this year! :DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-3100852868905340212022-09-29T13:36:16.354-07:002022-09-29T13:36:16.354-07:00It is very different! I think it's because it&...It is very different! I think it's because it's written by a woman. ;DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-87417469972215406232022-09-29T13:35:52.845-07:002022-09-29T13:35:52.845-07:00Most Russian literature feels too long and too dep...Most Russian literature feels too long and too depressing for me, but this book is neither of those things. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-50193004973040281692022-09-29T11:59:54.836-07:002022-09-29T11:59:54.836-07:00This sounds like a good one, I'm glad you like...This sounds like a good one, I'm glad you liked it. Mary Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04991095291522043588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-65150899708170955212022-09-29T09:05:54.514-07:002022-09-29T09:05:54.514-07:00Congrats on almost finishing your classics challen...Congrats on almost finishing your classics challenge. This book sounds delightful.Harveehttps://bookdilettante.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-26407951656599110482022-09-29T08:53:41.378-07:002022-09-29T08:53:41.378-07:00This sounds really good. I hadn't heard of it ...This sounds really good. I hadn't heard of it before, so thanks for the introduction. :DAshley Sapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14398599355275934867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-85277737583241028882022-09-29T00:58:08.262-07:002022-09-29T00:58:08.262-07:00This definitely sounds like a book I'd like to...This definitely sounds like a book I'd like to read!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-55791208460680018792022-09-28T20:43:12.506-07:002022-09-28T20:43:12.506-07:00Glad to hear this was a fun one and that you got t...Glad to hear this was a fun one and that you got to check off another classic! :)Rachel @Waves of Fictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008473307411943476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-68170853904324675632022-09-28T19:59:25.199-07:002022-09-28T19:59:25.199-07:00This sounds interesting! We had to read Crime and...This sounds interesting! We had to read Crime and Punishment and Brothers Karamazov in high school and they kind of put me off Russian literature but this sounds completely different. Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-44785412427467109402022-09-28T17:05:02.752-07:002022-09-28T17:05:02.752-07:00This sounds good. I've never read any russian...This sounds good. I've never read any russian literature, but I could handle something like this. WendyW https://www.blogger.com/profile/09283458500806066283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-54240264357894815442022-09-28T13:45:32.785-07:002022-09-28T13:45:32.785-07:00Olenka is the best! And definitely my favorite par...Olenka is the best! And definitely my favorite part of this novel. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-66075967955387193872022-09-28T13:45:07.169-07:002022-09-28T13:45:07.169-07:00And the characters in this book are all unique and...And the characters in this book are all unique and well-drawn and often very funny. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-83773938212829669422022-09-28T13:44:29.354-07:002022-09-28T13:44:29.354-07:00It's nice, isn't it?It's nice, isn't it?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-27806694940051904272022-09-28T13:44:13.106-07:002022-09-28T13:44:13.106-07:00It's good and definitely worth reading.It's good and definitely worth reading. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3578922587252275029.post-85718663472564429852022-09-28T13:44:02.206-07:002022-09-28T13:44:02.206-07:00I never read Russian lit...the books are too long ...I never read Russian lit...the books are too long and too intimidating. This one is much shorter, and I liked that it was written by a woman, which is why I gave it a try. ;DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com